'94 DIED AS I WAS DRIVING

[mgv366]

Last night as I was driving home the engine just shut off?? Pulled over to the shoulder opened hood and removed fuel pump relay..bang it a little replaced it...truck started right up and drove home fine..
This relay would cause that to happen?
I just replaced the fuel pump,fuel filter,O2 sensors,EGR valve, EGR valve sensor,PCV valve.

 

[Rhett]

Yes, a bad fuel pump relay could cause that to happen.
It's a very cheap part, take that as consolation.
Did you hit a huge bump? Sometimes the inertia switch can get triggered too...and this would flip the relay as well.

 

[mgv366]

Thanks...Gonna pick up the relay this weekend.
If the inertia switch was tripped wouldn't I have to reset it? Or might it only trip the relay...
Big Bump???I live in New York...What some call off-roading is normal back and forth to work driving!!! LOL

 

[Rhett]

Yes, you are true...if it was inertia switch then you would have to reset it...I hope getting a new relay fixes it.
I know what you mean about bad roads, we have some bad places here, although I have a feeling they are worse in NY and also I hear Boston is bad...